Research & Innovation Week 2020: Recordings and Resources
CU Boulder's third annual Research & Innovation Week took place from October 12–16, 2020.
Here, you can find recordings of each of the virtual events that took place during the week.
MOSAiC: A Year on Ice
This event took place on Wednesday, October 14, 2020.
From September 2019 to October 2020, the German icebreaker Polarstern was embedded within the Arctic sea ice and drifted for 12 months. Hundreds of scientists from around the world spent months aboard, in shifts, studying the complete Arctic climate “system,” including the ocean below, sea ice and the atmosphere above. CU Boulder scientists played leading roles in the mission, dubbed MOSAiC for Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate.
In this webinar, view spectacular images and video footage from the mission. You’ll also hear from:
- Expedition co-coordinator and lead atmospheric scientist Matthew Shupe
- Two educators who worked with dozens of MOSAiC scientists to bring their insights to students
- A videography team who captured mission moments in 360 degrees, creating planetarium shows that will be viewed around the world
Time and Space: A Deeper Look Into the World Around Us
This event took place on Thursday, October 15, 2020.
Through a series of captivating vignettes, some of CU Boulder’s most promising faculty invite you to ride shotgun with them on their personal journeys to discovery and innovation. From revealing the hidden narratives of enslaved peoples of early America to understanding why the veins in your eyes kink in microgravity, these rising stars will give you a behind-the-scenes look at the scholarship and collaborations that unlock their pioneering, world-changing work.
Speakers
- Microgravity & the Humanity of Space by Dr. Allie Anderson (Assistant Professor, Ann and H.J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences)
- Exploring the Sun’s Greatest Mysteries by Dr. Maria Kazachenko (Assistant Professor, Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, National Solar Observatory)
- Uncovering the Stories of the Historically-Forgotten by Dr. Honor Sachs (Assistant Professor, History Department)
- Brazil and Performances of Power by Dr. Marcos Steuernagel (Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre & Dance)
- Caring for Soils, the Environment and People by Dr. Gregory Whiting (Associate Professor, Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering)
- Machine Learning and Climate Change by Dr. Claire Monteleoni (Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science)
- Inclusivity in Business Leadership by Dr. Stefanie K. Johnson (Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership and Information Analytics, Leeds School of Business)
ATLAS Research Showcase
This event took place on Friday, October 16, 2020.
Take a virtual open lab tour and learn about the ATLAS Institute's inventive exploration and interdisciplinary research in fields like human-robot interaction, human-computer interaction, computing for health and wellness, e-textiles, visual cognition, wearable technologies, personal diagnostics, nanoscale engineering, the technology of visual language and more.
Opening remarks by ATLAS Director Mark D. Gross are followed with lightning talks by lab directors. In the breakout sessions that follow, virtual visitors can take a deeper dive into the work of individual labs and studios.